Games like GINSHA
If GINSHA is your kind of game, the closest matches are Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight, Timespinner and Dex — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and retro. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About GINSHA: GINSHA is a unique atmospheric pixelart Action Adventure Platformer with special Gravity Shield and Dash Mechanics. It combines a versatile Platformer core with RPG, Souls and Crafting Elements to an Anomaly among Metroidvania games.
Players who liked GINSHA also play
Steam players who put hours into GINSHA also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Top pick for GINSHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Second-strongest match for GINSHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Dex
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Third-strongest match for GINSHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
DOOMBLADE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Ranked #4 for GINSHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Ranked #5 for GINSHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Foregone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Ranked #6 for GINSHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Ranked #7 for GINSHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Ranked #8 for GINSHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below GINSHA at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under GINSHA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GINSHA.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under GINSHA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under GINSHA on Steam right now. Shares Action with GINSHA.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GINSHA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under GINSHA on Steam right now. Shares Action with GINSHA.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under GINSHA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GINSHA.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GINSHA on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with GINSHA.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under GINSHA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GINSHA.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with GINSHA.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with GINSHA.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GINSHA.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GINSHA.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg
Other recommendable Steam games by PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sky Mercenaries
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with GINSHA.
Another title from PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg, the studio behind GINSHA. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Sky Mercenaries - Fast paced action overdose with rpg elements
Steel Rain
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Another title from PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg, the studio behind GINSHA. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
It's the ultimate, strategic SHMUP ReMix! Control TWO combat wings, flick between THREE different formations, and BLAST your way through overwhelming enemy fleets! Liberate planets, build colonies, research tech and skills, craft items, or even play 2p co-op in this unique new indie game.
ARK BOX Unlimited
WHY THIS
Another title from PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg, the studio behind GINSHA. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Create, share and download unlimited new Stages for this new arcade remix with integrated Stage editor!
Cyber Complex
WHY THIS
Another title from PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg, the studio behind GINSHA. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Cyber Complex is a unique mix of Action, Strategy and Arcade elements in a 60s-style Sci-Fi setting.
Cryogear
WHY THIS
Another title from PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg, the studio behind GINSHA. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
CRYOGEAR is a unique Metroidvania inspired Pixel Art platformer, set in an open sci-fi world and driven by rewarded exploration. Control the reprogrammed clone G.3.4.R as he discovers the world, learns new abilities and unveils the mystery of the Emperor AI.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Foregone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with GINSHA.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with GINSHA.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Frequently asked about GINSHA
- Is GINSHA verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — GINSHA is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does GINSHA cost?
- GINSHA is listed on Steam at 15.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to GINSHA?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside GINSHA are Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight, Timespinner, Dex.
- Who developed GINSHA?
- GINSHA was developed by PolarityFlow, Adrian Zingg and published by PolarityFlow.
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